Soil and Waste Resources: Soil and Land Management, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Soil and Waste Resources Discipline.

Consists of 96-102 credits.

Soil and Waste Resources Core

Required, 14 credits

Collateral courses, 19-25 credits

CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr. and
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
or
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.
GEOG 241 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems 2 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 225 - Calculus I 5 cr.
MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.

Soil and Land Management Option

Electives, 5 credits

Choose from:

NRES 336 - Integrated Pest Management Workshop 1 cr.
SOIL 350 - Selected Topics in Soil and Waste Resources 1-3 cr.
SOIL 361 - Forest Soils 3 cr.
SOIL 366 - Wetland Soils and Wetland Delineation 2 cr. or
WATR 366 - Wetland Soils and Wetland Delineation 2 cr.
SOIL 368 - Urban Soils 2 cr.
SOIL 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems 1 cr. or
WSTE 387 - On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems 1 cr.
SOIL 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr. or
WATR 462 - Environmental Biogeochemistry 3 cr.
SOIL 486 - Composting 1 cr. or
WSTE 486 - Composting 1 cr.
SOIL 499 - Special Work 1-3 cr.
WATR 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr. or
WLDL 360 - Wetlands Ecology and Management 3 cr.
WATR 389 - Hydrology 3 cr.
WATR 454 - Design of Constructed Wetlands 1 cr.
WSTE 350 - Selected Topics in Soil and Waste Resources 1-3 cr.

Field Techniques in Natural Resources, 7 credits

Or 8 credits of

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management 1-8 cr.

Note

Whether you are a major or minor, check with a Soils and Waste Resources adviser to determine the minimum core course requirements you need to be eligible for professional certification, exams, and/or licenses.

Communication in the Major

SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.
and
SOIL 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr. or
WSTE 484 - Environmental Microbiology 4 cr.

Capstone Experience

SOIL 461 - Soil Management for Resource Sustainability 3 cr.